Self Therapy: 31 Questions You Can Ask Yourself I’m going to start off this blog post where I left off in my last post. I stated: Ultimately, my goal is to help you gain clarity and get you back on your own unique path so you have the confidence and tools… to fully …
Therapists don’t have the answers to your problems… But You Do! I’ve noticed that some people take their therapist’s advice as the capital ‘T’ Truth. I sometimes think that therapists have replaced a role that has traditionally been given to a religious leader or a wise elder… And I’m not gonna lie, it makes me …
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I Don’t Know What I Am Feeling Help! If you don’t know what you are feeling, that could be a sign that you are emotionally numbing as a coping strategy. Here are other signs of emotionally numbing out: You don’t enjoy activities that you once did You feel chronically distant or detached from others Life …
Emotional Numbing And Trauma: 4 Things You Need To Know Emotional numbing is a concept that doesn’t get much “air time” in our society. Additionally, people that use emotional numbing as their ‘go-to’ coping mechanism don’t (often) see it as a problem… Heck, they don’t even see it as a coping mechanism. However, one of …
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How To Deal With Your Anxiety: 5 Of The Top Ways In the last post, I shared what you need to know about how to deal with your anxiety. Anxiety is a formidable emotion to deal with and you need to have a clear game plan for how you can calm your anxiety and …
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What Nick Saban Can Teach You About Anxiety Since you clicked on this blog post, I’m assuming one of two things: You are a big fan of Nick Saban and were wondering what he can teach you about anxiety. OR You are wondering who the heck Nick Saban is and what the heck he can …
The Alternative To Shaming Labels In my last blog post, I took a deep dive into label shaming. I shared research that indicates cultures that use a label to define a whole person (or group) have greater problems with crime and recidivism. Our culture happens to be a label-shaming culture. Shaming labels are …
What’s Label Shaming & Why Is It Toxic? First, let me say that labeling objects, people, and things is essential to human survival. For example, it is vital to have a word to indicate if something is poisonous. Without the word “poison” we wouldn’t be able to communicate to others whether or not a …
Where Is Shame Held In the Body? Thanks to the work of Brene Brown there has been a national conversation around the concept of shame. In case you haven’t come in contact with Brown’s work, let me give you her definition of shame: Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that …
Accepting What Is: The Key To Soothing Your Anxiety In my latest blog series, I’m taking a closer look at how you can skillfully handle your anxiety. You may want to check out my first blog post which provides a high-level overview of what anxiety is and how you can manage it. My second post …
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